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Gerry Daly The funeral of Gerry Daly, managing partner of Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, took place in Belfast this morning.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has secured Cabinet backing for legislative proposals dealing with online communications and digital safety, the Irish Independent reports.

The total value of Irish debt judgments fell sharply in 2016 from 2015, according to data compiled by StubbsGazette. There were 3,031 debt judgments recorded in 2016 with a total value of €277.6 million, compared to 4,479 in 2015 with a total value of €567.8 million.

Jason Lovell A team at Eversheds advised on China's first investment in the Irish energy market.

Documents released to Ireland's National Archives recall a revolt by 50 lawyers at Cork City District Court in 1986 after a solicitor was threatened with jail, The Irish Times reports. The incident was triggered when solicitor Gerard McCarthy continued to make submissions to Judge Desmond Windle on

A mother-of-four, who was refused bereavement benefits upon the death of her cohabiting partner of 23 years, has had her application for judicial review dismissed by the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal. The Court overturned the decision of the the High Court, in which Justice Treacy found that the

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published draft legislation to implement the EU Victims of Crime Directive in Irish law.

Edmund Honohan, master of the High Court, has said that thousands of possession orders made by the Circuit Court may be open to challenge under EU law. Mr Honohan told The Irish Times that there is "a huge amount of ignorance" around the application of EU law.

Mr Justice Colm Mac Eochaidh Mr Justice Colm Mac Eochaidh has been nominated by Government for appointment as a judge of the General Court of the European Union.

Demand for civil legal aid services from the Legal Aid Board increased by about two per cent in 2015, according to the Board's annual report. The Board received 16,793 applications for civil legal aid and advice (including asylum related matters) last year.

Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone will bring proposals for a new statutory national guardian at litem service to Cabinet early this year, The Irish Times reports.

Culture Secretary Karen Bradley A UK government consultation on whether newspapers who are not signed up to a state-approved press regulator should pay costs in libel cases, even if they win, closes next Tuesday.

Natalie McGuinness The marketing director of Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has told the Sunday Independent how the firm has embraced art to stand out from other Irish law firms.

Attorney General John Rogers Government papers released to Ireland's National Archives show that Attorney General John Rogers believed he should be responsible for judicial appointments.

Professor Phil Scraton Professor Phil Scraton, an academic at Queen’s University Belfast who sat on the Hillsborough inquiry, refused an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list.